Effectiveness of a group intervention to enhance resilience and improve the well-being of family caregivers of dementia patients

[EN] Introduction: Resilience is a key psychological resource for managing the emotional and physical demands associated with caring for people with dementia. It promotes psychological stability and protects caregiver health. However, evidence on structured interventions specifically designed to str...

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Autores: Loma Ramos, Sara, Fernández Martínez, María Elena, González García, Alberto, Bello Corral, Laura, Sánchez Valdeón, Leticia
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2025
País:España
Institución:Universidad de León
Repositorio:BULERIA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de León
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10612/26615
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Palabra clave:Enfermería
Resilience
Dementia
Caregiver
Health Education
Public Health
Nurses
Community Health
3211 Psiquiatría
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spelling Effectiveness of a group intervention to enhance resilience and improve the well-being of family caregivers of dementia patientsLoma Ramos, SaraFernández Martínez, María ElenaGonzález García, AlbertoBello Corral, LauraSánchez Valdeón, LeticiaEnfermeríaResilienceDementiaCaregiverHealth EducationPublic HealthNursesCommunity Health3211 Psiquiatría[EN] Introduction: Resilience is a key psychological resource for managing the emotional and physical demands associated with caring for people with dementia. It promotes psychological stability and protects caregiver health. However, evidence on structured interventions specifically designed to strengthen resilience in this population remains scarce. This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of a group-based intervention to enhance resilience in dementia caregivers, primary outcome, and to determine whether effects persisted three months post-intervention. Caregiver burden, coping strategies, and social support were examined as secondary outcomes. Methods: A quasi-experimental study with a single-group pre-test/post-test design was conducted with data collected at three time points: baseline (T1), post-intervention (T2), and three months post-intervention (T3). Sociodemographic characteristics were recorded, and resilience was measured using the CD-RISC 10. Caregiving burden was assessed with the Zarit Burden Interview, coping strategies with the CSQ Questionnaire, and perceived social support with the MOS Social Support Survey. The Wilcoxon signed-rank test was used for multiple comparisons (T1–T2–T3). Results: A significant increase in resilience was observed at post-intervention (T1–T2; p = 0.036), maintained at three-month follow-up (T1–T3; p = 0.040). Significant differences were found in caregiver burden (Zarit) between T2–T3 (p = 0.033), and in coping strategies: problem-solving (T2–T3, p = 0.032; T1–T3, p = 0.021), open emotional expression (T1–T2, p = 0.011; T1–T3, p = 0.041), and use of religion (T1–T2, p = 0.026). No significant changes were found in perceived social support.SIFrontiersEnfermeriaFacultad de Ciencias de la Salud2025info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttps://hdl.handle.net/10612/26615reponame:BULERIA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Leóninstname:Universidad de LeónIngléshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:buleria.unileon.es:10612/266152026-06-24T12:43:27Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Effectiveness of a group intervention to enhance resilience and improve the well-being of family caregivers of dementia patients
title Effectiveness of a group intervention to enhance resilience and improve the well-being of family caregivers of dementia patients
spellingShingle Effectiveness of a group intervention to enhance resilience and improve the well-being of family caregivers of dementia patients
Loma Ramos, Sara
Enfermería
Resilience
Dementia
Caregiver
Health Education
Public Health
Nurses
Community Health
3211 Psiquiatría
title_short Effectiveness of a group intervention to enhance resilience and improve the well-being of family caregivers of dementia patients
title_full Effectiveness of a group intervention to enhance resilience and improve the well-being of family caregivers of dementia patients
title_fullStr Effectiveness of a group intervention to enhance resilience and improve the well-being of family caregivers of dementia patients
title_full_unstemmed Effectiveness of a group intervention to enhance resilience and improve the well-being of family caregivers of dementia patients
title_sort Effectiveness of a group intervention to enhance resilience and improve the well-being of family caregivers of dementia patients
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Loma Ramos, Sara
Fernández Martínez, María Elena
González García, Alberto
Bello Corral, Laura
Sánchez Valdeón, Leticia
author Loma Ramos, Sara
author_facet Loma Ramos, Sara
Fernández Martínez, María Elena
González García, Alberto
Bello Corral, Laura
Sánchez Valdeón, Leticia
author_role author
author2 Fernández Martínez, María Elena
González García, Alberto
Bello Corral, Laura
Sánchez Valdeón, Leticia
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author
author
author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Enfermeria
Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Enfermería
Resilience
Dementia
Caregiver
Health Education
Public Health
Nurses
Community Health
3211 Psiquiatría
topic Enfermería
Resilience
Dementia
Caregiver
Health Education
Public Health
Nurses
Community Health
3211 Psiquiatría
description [EN] Introduction: Resilience is a key psychological resource for managing the emotional and physical demands associated with caring for people with dementia. It promotes psychological stability and protects caregiver health. However, evidence on structured interventions specifically designed to strengthen resilience in this population remains scarce. This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of a group-based intervention to enhance resilience in dementia caregivers, primary outcome, and to determine whether effects persisted three months post-intervention. Caregiver burden, coping strategies, and social support were examined as secondary outcomes. Methods: A quasi-experimental study with a single-group pre-test/post-test design was conducted with data collected at three time points: baseline (T1), post-intervention (T2), and three months post-intervention (T3). Sociodemographic characteristics were recorded, and resilience was measured using the CD-RISC 10. Caregiving burden was assessed with the Zarit Burden Interview, coping strategies with the CSQ Questionnaire, and perceived social support with the MOS Social Support Survey. The Wilcoxon signed-rank test was used for multiple comparisons (T1–T2–T3). Results: A significant increase in resilience was observed at post-intervention (T1–T2; p = 0.036), maintained at three-month follow-up (T1–T3; p = 0.040). Significant differences were found in caregiver burden (Zarit) between T2–T3 (p = 0.033), and in coping strategies: problem-solving (T2–T3, p = 0.032; T1–T3, p = 0.021), open emotional expression (T1–T2, p = 0.011; T1–T3, p = 0.041), and use of religion (T1–T2, p = 0.026). No significant changes were found in perceived social support.
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